Weir, David R.

Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology

Study, T. L. C., Locke, A. E., The ADIPOGen Consortium, The AGEN-BMI Working Group, The CARDIOGRAMplusC4D Consortium, The CKDGen Consortium, The, G. L. G. C., The, I. C. B. P., The MAGIC Investigators, The MuTHER Consortium, et al. (2015) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals

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Cohort Profile: the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)

Sonnega, A., Faul, J. D., Ofstedal, M. B., Langa, K. M., Phillips, J. W., & Weir, D. R. (2014) · International Journal of Epidemiology

Retirement, Disability, and EmploymentAging and Gerontology Research

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Prevalence of Dementia in the United States: The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study

Plassman, B. L., Langa, K. M., Fisher, G. G., Heeringa, S. G., Weir, D. R., Ofstedal, M. B., Burke, J. R., Hurd, M. D., Potter, G. G., Rodgers, W. L., et al. (2007) · Neuroepidemiology

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

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Association studies of up to 1.2 million individuals yield new insights into the genetic etiology of tobacco and alcohol use

23andMe Research Team, Liu, M., Psychiatry, H. A.-I., Jiang, Y., Wedow, R., Li, Y., Brazel, D. M., Chen, F., Datta, G., Davila-Velderrain, J., et al. (2019) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologySmoking Behavior and Cessation

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Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment

Okbay, A., Beauchamp, J. P., Fontana, M. A., Lee, J. J., Pers, T. H., Rietveld, C. A., Turley, P., Chen, G.-B., Emilsson, V., Meddens, S. F. W., et al. (2016) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyCognitive Abilities and Testing

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Genetic variants associated with subjective well-being, depressive symptoms, and neuroticism identified through genome-wide analyses

Study, L. C., Okbay, A., Baselmans, B. M. L., De Neve, J.-E., Turley, P., Nivard, M. G., Fontana, M. A., Meddens, S. F. W., Linnér, R. K., Rietveld, C. A., et al. (2016) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior

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The power of genetic diversity in genome-wide association studies of lipids

Graham, S. E., Clarke, S. L., Wu, K.-H. H., Kanoni, S., Zajac, G. J. M., Ramdas, S., Surakka, I., Ntalla, I., Vedantam, S., Winkler, T. W., et al. (2021) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health

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A Comparison of the Prevalence of Dementia in the United States in 2000 and 2012

Langa, K. M., Larson, E. B., Crimmins, E. M., Faul, J. D., Levine, D. A., Kabeto, M. U., & Weir, D. R. (2017) · JAMA Internal Medicine

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMenopause: Health Impacts and Treatments

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GWAS of 126,559 Individuals Identifies Genetic Variants Associated with Educational Attainment

Rietveld, C. A., Medland, S. E., Derringer, J., Yang, J., Esko, T., Martin, N. W., Westra, H.-J., Shakhbazov, K., Abdellaoui, A., Agrawal, A., et al. (2013) · Science

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyCognitive Abilities and Testing

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A saturated map of common genetic variants associated with human height

Yengo, L., Vedantam, S., Marouli, E., Sidorenko, J., Bartell, E., Sakaue, S., Graff, M., Eliasen, A. U., Jiang, Y., Raghavan, S., et al. (2022) · Nature

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics and Physical Performance

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Estimating the Prevalence of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the US: The 2016 Health and Retirement Study Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Project

Manly, J. J., Jones, R. N., Langa, K. M., Ryan, L. H., Levine, D. A., McCammon, R., Heeringa, S. G., & Weir, D. (2022) · JAMA Neurology

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchCancer-related cognitive impairment studies

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Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

The PRACTICAL Consortium, Day, F. R., kConFab Investigators, AOCS Investigators, Scotland, G., EPIC-InterAct Consortium, Study, L. C., Ruth, K. S., Thompson, D. J., Lunetta, K. L., et al. (2015) · Nature Genetics

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyBRCA gene mutations in cancer

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Genetic contributions to variation in general cognitive function: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies in the CHARGE consortium (N=53 949)

Davies, G., Armstrong, N., Bis, J. C., Bressler, J., Chouraki, V, Giddaluru, S., Hofer, E., Ibrahim-Verbaas, C. A., Kirin, M., Lahti, J., et al. (2015) · Molecular Psychiatry

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyCognitive Abilities and Testing

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A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies identifies multiple longevity genes

Deelen, J., Evans, D. S., Arking, D. E., Tesi, N., Nygaard, M., Liu, X., Wojczynski, M. K., Biggs, M. L., van der Spek, A., Atzmon, G., et al. (2019) · Nature Communications

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

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The Accuracy of Medicare Claims as an Epidemiological Tool: The Case of Dementia Revisited

Taylor, Jr., Østbye, T., Langa, K. M., Weir, D., & Plassman, B. L. (2009) · Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Dementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchMedical Coding and Health Information

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Beyond Comorbidity Counts: How Do Comorbidity Type and Severity Influence Diabetes Patients’ Treatment Priorities and Self-Management?

Kerr, E. A., Heisler, M., Krein, S. L., Kabeto, M., Langa, K. M., Weir, D., & Piette, J. D. (2007) · Journal of General Internal Medicine

Chronic Disease Management StrategiesDiabetes Management and Education

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Loneliness, eudaimonia, and the human conserved transcriptional response to adversity

Cole, S. W., Levine, M. E., Arevalo, J. M. G., Ma, J., Weir, D. R., & Crimmins, E. M. (2015) · Psychoneuroendocrinology

Health disparities and outcomesStress Responses and Cortisol

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Associations of Age, Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Education With 13 Epigenetic Clocks in a Nationally Representative U.S. Sample: The Health and Retirement Study

Crimmins, E. M., Thyagarajan, B., Levine, M. E., Weir, D. R., & Faul, J. (2021) · The Journals of Gerontology: Series A

Epigenetics and DNA MethylationTelomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence

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Epigenetic-based age acceleration in a representative sample of older Americans: Associations with aging-related morbidity and mortality

Faul, J. D., Kim, J. K., Levine, M. E., Thyagarajan, B., Weir, D. R., & Crimmins, E. M. (2023) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Epigenetics and DNA MethylationGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

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Lifespan adversity and later adulthood telomere length in the nationally representative US Health and Retirement Study

Puterman, E., Gemmill, A., Karasek, D., Weir, D., Adler, N. E., Prather, A. A., & Epel, E. S. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Telomeres, Telomerase, and SenescenceChild Abuse and Trauma

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Genome-wide meta-analysis associates HLA-DQA1/DRB1 and LPA and lifestyle factors with human longevity

Joshi, P. K., Pirastu, N., Kentistou, K. A., Fischer, K., Hofer, E., Schraut, K. E., Clark, D. W., Nutile, T., Barnes, C. L. K., Timmers, P. R. H. J., et al. (2017) · Nature Communications

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

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Heterogeneity in polygenic scores for common human traits

Ware, E. B., Schmitz, L. L., Faul, J., Gard, A., Mitchell, C., Smith, J. A., Zhao, W., Weir, D., & Kardia, S. L. (2017) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Genetic Associations and EpidemiologyGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock

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Childhood and later life stressors and increased inflammatory gene expression at older ages

Levine, M. E., Cole, S. W., Weir, D. R., & Crimmins, E. M. (2015) · Social Science & Medicine

Child Abuse and TraumaHealth disparities and outcomes

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Clinical Complexity in Middle-Aged and Older Adults With Diabetes: The Health and Retirement Study

Blaum, C. S., Cigolle, C. T., Boyd, C., Wolff, J. L., Tian, Z., Langa, K. M., & Weir, D. R. (2010) · Medical Care

Diabetes Management and EducationChronic Disease Management Strategies

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